"I was striding the crystal summit the other day and got lost in a Wal-Mart, and when I finally reached the parking lot I couldn't find my car. Then after a few hours of frantic searching I remembered that I don't have a car."
(Astairing-Fred Astaire) When you have to tap dance around loved ones without being too blunt (via phone or in person) trying to confirm if they may have coronavirus symptoms or if it's just a cold and some over anxiety.
The act of interrupting a drunken friend in the middle of sex, on the grounds that the person who they are sexing is extremely unattractive. The act is meant to be both shocking and sobering, in hopes that the friend will realize the ugliness of the (fe)male in their bed. Commonly involves kicking in the door and posing in the popular Heisman trophy pose.
"Dude Josh was so wasted last night he brought home a straight 4." - Matt
"Terrible, what happened?" - Alex
"I kicked in the door and mid-strided him, he got the message and kicked the donkey outta bed." -Matt
"Mid-striding is essential to a healthy friendship... AND healthy sexual stamdards." - Alex
The act of consciously avoiding discussing the plot details of a piece of media while in the presence of someone who has not experienced it. Alternatively, the act of consciously avoiding or ignoring information regarding media you have not experienced.
A portmanteau of "avoiding" and "spoiler".
"Mike hasn't seen Star Wars yet, so we're aspoiding it around him."
"I can't afford to see the new Star Wars until the end of the week... it's tough aspoiding it on the internet."
"I haven't seen that yet. Please aspoid it if you can."